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Colombia Presidential Runoff This Sunday: De la Espriella Leads, but the Margins Are Shrinking

De la Espriella Colombia Ivan Cepeda Iván Cepeda Abelardo de la Espriella Pedro Sánchez
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on June 16, 2026 shows Colombia's ruling party leftist presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda during a campaign rally in Popayan, Colombia on May 19, 2026, and Colombia's presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Salvadores de la Patria movement gesturing behind bulletproof glass during a campaign rally in Cartagena, Colombia, on June 9, 2026. Colombia will hold the presidential election runoff on June 21, 2026. (Credit: Photo by Francisco Calderon and Manuel PEDRAZA / AFP via Getty Images)

Colombia draws the curtain on a combustible campaign this Sunday, June 21, 2026, choosing between right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Senator Iván Cepeda in a runoff that will set the nation's course for the 2026–2030 term and reframe its strained ties with Washington. Whoever prevails is due to be sworn in on August 7.

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